Although Slovenes were involved in all areas of art, the recognition of Slovenian culture and creativity in the last decade has been mainly marked by achievements in literature, theatre, music and architecture.

Art and culture in numbers

• Around 5 new book titles each year
• 138 specialist and 54 higher-education libraries with a total of 20 milion loans a year
• 12 professional drama theatres
• 2 opera-ballet companies
• 7 professional orchestras
• more than 750,000 theatre visitors per season
• 136 galleries and exhibition grounds, 121 museums, 90 cinemas, 1,700 amateur cultural
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Slovenian art

Like other small central European nations, the artistic creativity of Slovenes during the time of national rebirth was linked to the lack of their own state and political leadership.